Re: about escape sequence in RC file

Thank you so much, Micky. You are absolutely right.

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Best regards.

Susan
"Micky" <micky@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Susan Kong" <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Hi there,
> >
> > As we know \n, \r can be used as escape sequence in string table of RC
> > file,
> > but when I use \" or \', they automatically are changed to \\" and \\'
and
> > as a result displaying of them definitely are not correct.Who knows why
> > this
> > happens?
> >
> > Moreover, anybody knows the escape sequence of "square" and "cubic",
> > which
> > represent area and volumn unit respectively.
> >
> > Appreiciate any response.
>
> For single and double quotes you don't need the slash at all. Since
they're
> string resources, embedded quotes don't need to be escaped (the escapes
are
> implied because the open/close quotes are also implied).
>
> The square and cubic symbols can be inserted directly into any string
> resource:
>
> The square symbol is ALT+0178
> The cubic symbol is ALT+0179
>
> NOTE: Ensure the document's typeface actually supports these characters
and
> prevent the user from changing the typeface to one that does not. If you
> must employ user-defined fonts, consider using an otherwise unused token
in
> place of the escaped character. When you encounter the token, determine
its
> coordinates within the string, replace it with a space, then overlay the
> appropriate character using an appropriate typeface at the established
> coordinates. You could also use a standard numeric character with a
smaller
> font size if you prefer -- particularly useful when dealing with powers
> other than 2 or 3. A better alternative would be to use a fixed-font that
> actively supports the required mathematical representations you need.
>
>


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